What users are saying about
Cornerstone OnDemand
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Top Rated
401 Ratings
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Based on 401 reviews and ratings
6 Ratings
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Based on 6 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 5 feature sets: Onboarding, Performance and Goals, Performance Management, Succession Planning, Recruiting / ATS
Onboarding
7.8
Cornerstone OnDemand
78%
9.0
Meta4 PeopleNet
90%
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 2/3 features
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 2/3 features
New hire portal
7.5
75%
64 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Manager tracking tools
7.4
74%
105 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Compliance tracking and reporting
8.5
85%
115 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance and Goals
8.4
Cornerstone OnDemand
84%
9.0
Meta4 PeopleNet
90%
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 4/5 features
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 4/5 features
Corporate goal setting
8.0
80%
87 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Subordinate goal setting
8.2
82%
91 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Individual goal setting
8.5
85%
99 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Line-of sight-visibility
8.3
83%
87 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Performance tracking
8.7
87%
104 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Performance Management
8.2
Cornerstone OnDemand
82%
9.0
Meta4 PeopleNet
90%
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 5/10 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 5/10 features
Performance plans
8.0
80%
88 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Plan weighting
8.2
82%
74 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Manager note taking
8.4
84%
63 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
8.3
83%
75 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Review status tracking
8.1
81%
89 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow
8.1
81%
58 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Review reminders
8.1
81%
87 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Workflow restrictions
8.6
86%
79 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
8.7
87%
77 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Reporting
7.8
78%
106 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Succession Planning
7.9
Cornerstone OnDemand
79%
9.0
Meta4 PeopleNet
90%
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 4/4 features
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 4/4 features
Create succession plans/pools
8.3
83%
46 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Candidate ranking
7.9
79%
46 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Candidate search
7.6
76%
49 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Candidate development
7.7
77%
45 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Recruiting / ATS
6.5
Cornerstone OnDemand
65%
9.0
Meta4 PeopleNet
90%
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 8/15 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 8/15 features
Job Requisition Management
6.0
60%
44 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Company Website Posting
6.4
64%
40 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Publish to Social Media
6.9
69%
37 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting
6.3
63%
37 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Customized Application Form
6.1
61%
39 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Resume Management
6.4
64%
42 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
6.3
63%
39 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Candidate Search
6.0
60%
40 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Applicant Tracking
6.1
61%
40 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Collaboration
6.0
60%
35 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation
6.1
61%
37 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Email Templates
7.2
72%
56 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
User Permissions
7.2
72%
57 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts
7.6
76%
52 Ratings
9.0
90%
2 Ratings
Reporting
7.0
70%
60 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Learning Management
8.0
Cornerstone OnDemand
80%
Meta4 PeopleNet
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 11/11 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 11/11 features
Course authoring
7.4
74%
122 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Course catalog or library
8.6
86%
166 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Player/Portal
8.2
82%
153 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Learning content
8.2
82%
133 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile friendly
7.3
73%
125 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications
8.0
80%
150 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Assignments
8.5
85%
162 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Compliance management
8.1
81%
143 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Learning administration
8.5
85%
165 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics
8.4
84%
164 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Social learning
6.8
68%
102 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.0
Meta4 PeopleNet
70%
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 7/7 features
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 7/7 features
Employee demographic data
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Employment history
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Organizational charting
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Organization and location management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Payroll Management
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
6.2
Meta4 PeopleNet
62%
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 6/6 features
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 6/6 features
Pay calculation
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Support for external payroll vendors
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Benefit plan administration
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Direct deposit files
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Salary revision and increment management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Reimbursement management
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Leave and Attendance Management
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
6.3
Meta4 PeopleNet
63%
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 3/3 features
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 3/3 features
Approval workflow
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Balance details
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Annual carry-forward and encashment
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Employee Self Service
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.2
Meta4 PeopleNet
72%
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 5/5 features
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 5/5 features
View and generate pay and benefit information
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Update personal information
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
View company policy documentation
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
1 Rating
Employee recognition
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
View job history
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
2 Ratings
HR Reporting
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.0
Meta4 PeopleNet
70%
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 3/3 features
Meta4 PeopleNet ranks higher in 3/3 features
Report builder
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Pre-built reports
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
2 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Meta4 PeopleNet is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Cornerstone OnDemand
83%
242 Ratings
9.0
Meta4 PeopleNet
90%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
Cornerstone OnDemand
97%
35 Ratings
Meta4 PeopleNet
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
8.6
Cornerstone OnDemand
86%
35 Ratings
Meta4 PeopleNet
N/A
0 Ratings
Availability
7.3
Cornerstone OnDemand
73%
5 Ratings
Meta4 PeopleNet
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance
6.4
Cornerstone OnDemand
64%
5 Ratings
Meta4 PeopleNet
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
6.6
Cornerstone OnDemand
66%
49 Ratings
9.0
Meta4 PeopleNet
90%
2 Ratings
In-Person Training
8.6
Cornerstone OnDemand
86%
4 Ratings
Meta4 PeopleNet
N/A
0 Ratings
Online Training
9.0
Cornerstone OnDemand
90%
8 Ratings
Meta4 PeopleNet
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating
9.0
Cornerstone OnDemand
90%
18 Ratings
Meta4 PeopleNet
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Scalability
8.2
Cornerstone OnDemand
82%
2 Ratings
Meta4 PeopleNet
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cornerstone OnDemand
This is a great tool for middle to a large company that wants to have virtual learning access, manager rosters, and robust reporting on multiple data points. You want to make sure you have someone fully committed in time and energy to launching and managing [Cornerstone OnDemand]. It does lift a lot of the communication burden when automating email communication and helps to track required training far better than any excel sheet.

Verified User
Contributor in Human Resources
Hospitality Company, 1001-5000 employeesMeta4 PeopleNet
Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR is a very powerful HR tool with abundant features that could fulfill pretty much all the HR needs of a small to medium sized organization. It might be an overkill for very small businesses with less than 20 employees as its really geared towards larger organizations. It offers powerful tools to performance reviews as well as employee HR management tasks. One interesting feature is the ability for employees to perform self administrative tasks through the software which allows some automation of tasks. On the other hand, the program can be so feature rich that require an advanced user with data analytic skills to fully utility. Companies that use the software will need to have at least one manager procure training before utilizing its full range of features.
IT Consultant
SeedcoInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Pros
Cornerstone OnDemand
- Automatic recurring assignments are easy to get that refresher training out without needing to assign it fresh each time.
- Reporting 2.0 makes it easy to write and share your reports with just selected filters. Making it easy for people receiving it to just change what they need to see.
- Learning Admin Console makes it easy to peek at what is going on in your portal and open up connected reporting when needed.
- Success Center is a great resource for getting peer answers to questions and learning about the releases and suggesting changes that should be added to the roadmap.
LMS System Administrator
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterResearch, 1001-5000 employees
Meta4 PeopleNet
- Clean and easy navigation: it is very user-friendly and compared to other solutions I have utilized, there is a clear difference on how information is displayed and also ease of navigation and speed of response of the platform.
- All modules are really integrated and it is so much power when there is a correlation between say the data displayed in Talent Management and the info seen on the C&B module for example from a performance and compensation perspective, visualizing info and being able to analyze it easier for decision making.
- Customizable, in our case, we use the solution and enjoy the multiple benefits and efficiencies due to how data is organized and presented and the same time we have the advantage that the user interface is all customized to our own corporate brand/look and feel, color palette and graphical line.
Regional Training Manager
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.Outsourcing/Offshoring, 10,001+ employees
Cons
Cornerstone OnDemand
- User-submitted external training is editable by users even after it has been approved and completed on their transcript, UNLESS a transcript lock is put into place--which also renders all submitted certificates un-openable once approved. Thus they can never be referenced after approval.
- The system is designed for annual compliance training to be re-versioned annually. I [believe it] is a very un-user friendly for training that we don't want to re-version because users take it on a rolling, as-needed basis.
- Some very key components are not configurable and cause our users a great deal of confusion. For example, there is no way to turn off the search bar on a user transcript or even to edit the prompt text within it. Our users are constantly searching for training here, and end up re-opening/re-launching completed courses rather than registering for a new occurrence of a course.
- In general, we find Cornerstone [onDemand] clunky and that it does not really meet our needs.

Verified User
General Manager in Other
Government Administration Company, 10,001+ employeesMeta4 PeopleNet
- Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR can be a bit overwhelming for light users with limited experience.
- The performance review features are extensive and require a highly skilled manager that work with data analytics
- The program is not quite as strong in its recruitment features as other software offerings.
IT Consultant
SeedcoInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Cornerstone OnDemand
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Required
Starting Price
—Meta4 PeopleNet
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 9.7
Based on 35 answers
As long as pricing stays reasonable, we will likely stay with Cornerstone for at least one more contract renewal. It would be a large task to migrate all of our content to a new system. However, the LMS landscape is diversifying with new startups that are showing some real innovation.
Learning Management System Administrator, Training Specialist
Tennant CompanyMachinery, 1001-5000 employees
Meta4 PeopleNet
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 8.6
Based on 35 answers
Easy to use, easy to learn, lots of support during the learning process. There are a few parts of the system we don't use and I'm hesitant to begin using because other clients have said they're difficult and cumbersome (certifications) or outdated (libraries)

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Utilities Company, 501-1000 employeesMeta4 PeopleNet
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 7.3
Based on 5 answers
It was down for a couple of hours in our first month. Occasionally, in the evening we have trouble logging in even though it is not a maintenance window.

Verified User
Project Manager in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesMeta4 PeopleNet
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Performance
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 6.4
Based on 5 answers
Pages do not load quickly. Often times any action or selection of a box, drop down, check, pretty much ANY Javascript interaction causes the whole entire page to load/reload/start doing something in the background. This makes a nightmare for having to mass edit courses or upload ILT sessions. It's the one of the archaic web designs they use that really bugs me as an admin and makes working in the portal at times intolerable and insufferable
LMS Administrator
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.Machinery, 1001-5000 employees
Meta4 PeopleNet
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 6.6
Based on 49 answers
Its always important to have support when you are facing problems and when you are the main admin of the organization. Cornerstone Support is very supporting when you have not found the answer in the help guide. its very useful to have a team support to guide you.
Coordinateur pédagogique
Air Tahiti NuiAirlines/Aviation, 501-1000 employees
Meta4 PeopleNet
Meta4 PeopleNet 9.0
Based on 2 answers
It is excellent support so far, during implementation and also while live, the only reason why I am giving a 9 is because in some cases we could have had a quicker response or solution, but so far this doesn't look like an issue at all, and the vendor has been making sure we have what we need.
Regional Training Manager
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.Outsourcing/Offshoring, 10,001+ employees
In-Person Training
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 8.6
Based on 4 answers
we use also to admin all our training in person events and sessions. Its easy to admin this kind of trainings and automatize some processes we have. Also de user experience and the integration with other systems helps to the employees to use more. All modules integrated oriented to develop people is the principal reason to have CSOD. The training administration is very complete and allows to automate many processes.
Tecnico de Formación y Sistemas de RRHH
UCI - Unión de Créditos InmobiliariosFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees
Meta4 PeopleNet
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 9.0
Based on 8 answers
The online modules are pretty good. You can access them at any time, which we have done. You learn a lot in the beginning, but having the ability to retake short lessons when you are working on those items was very helpful.

Verified User
Manager in Professional Services
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesMeta4 PeopleNet
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 9.0
Based on 18 answers
Dig deep on what your current processes are and how they match up to Cornerstone OnDemand functionality. It's not that the Cornerstone OnDemand is bad, it just the amount of work it requires you to do to get your current data to fit into their system.

Verified User
Manager in Professional Services
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesMeta4 PeopleNet
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Cornerstone OnDemand
The Sales Pitch for Cornerstone while being great, left us a bit disappointed when the tool got implemented. Although it is a game-changer and radically improved the learning experience the after-sales service has left us a bit disappointed. Since the overall package makes up for the situation, we can safely recommend it but while exercising caution.

Verified User
Professional in Corporate
Logistics & Supply Chain Company, 10,001+ employeesMeta4 PeopleNet
Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR really shines as a flexible product capable of evolving with an organization's changing needs. Its robust features, cloud based architecture, and performance analysis help push the product ahead of some of its competitors. While not perfect, the software offers in-depth performance review functions and data analysis tools that show performance trends. With its self administrative tools, employees can help manage their own information, reducing workload for HR managers
IT Consultant
SeedcoInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Scalability
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 8.2
Based on 2 answers
I have had no problem scaling the platform across various areas of the business
Learning Technologist
Organic ValleyFood & Beverages, 501-1000 employees
Meta4 PeopleNet
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Cornerstone OnDemand
- We strive to educate our customers and Cornerstone [onDemand] is key to this process. Cornerstone [onDemand] has the ability to deliver content to thousands of users in a reliable environment
- We need the flexibility to load SCORM courses and videos and Cornerstone [onDemand] nails both of these needs!
- We have over 100,000 users on our Cornerstone [onDemand] platform! They all have access to our own created material in a reliable and consistent environment!
Business Analyst
Jack Henry & AssociatesFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Meta4 PeopleNet
- We now have a tool which is a single solution and connects our employee information for 5 countries and 30K + employees, a single source, talk about efficiency.
- This is a big step in Digital Transformation, reducing times to complete several processes and also the use of paper forms.
- Definitely, savings related to the number of solutions software wise that is now integrated and scalable with meta4 PeopleNet Talent Management.
Regional Training Manager
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.Outsourcing/Offshoring, 10,001+ employees